"congé" meaning in French

See congé in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.ʒe/ Audio: Fr-congé.ogg Forms: congés [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French congié, cungié, cunged, congiet, cumgiet, from Latin commeātus. As an architectural term, a calque of Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|congié|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French congié, {{inh+|fr|fro|congié}} Inherited from Old French congié, {{inh|fr|la|commeātus}} Latin commeātus, {{calque|fr|grc|ἀποφυγή||a leave, an escape; an architectural feature|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} congé m (plural congés)
  1. leave (time off, absence from work, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-congé-fr-noun-UU3DBwGg Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 17 7 43 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 12 4 51 1 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 93 1 6
  2. holiday, day off Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-congé-fr-noun-dHo9I9d5
  3. furlough Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-congé-fr-noun-gUTJGqZj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: congé de maternité, congé de paternité, congé maladie, prendre congé

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "expansion": "→ Tunisian Arabic: كونجي",
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      ],
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      "expansion": "Old French congié",
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      "expansion": "Latin commeātus",
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          "leave"
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        "holiday, day off"
      ],
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          "holiday",
          "holiday"
        ],
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          "day off",
          "day off"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "furlough"
      ],
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          "furlough",
          "furlough"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.ʒe/"
    },
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  ],
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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    {
      "word": "congé de paternité"
    },
    {
      "word": "congé maladie"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre congé"
    }
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        "3": "ἀποφυγή",
        "4": "",
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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          "day off",
          "day off"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "furlough"
      ],
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          "furlough",
          "furlough"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.ʒe/"
    },
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